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Works for me, Nifft. One thing wed want to nail down early on is what exact books are allowed. While its certainly advantage:Mage the more we restrict it, if we dont, the outcome is going to be some nutso creation that would never appear in a game. I personally suggest core+complete...

A falsifiable hypothesis requires an objective standard of measure, something a non-interested 3rd party could decide was met, or not met. "About on one power level with" is subjective, and within the general bounds of it, massive quantities of information have been put forth. None of this is...

The impossibility inherit in the evidence requested is the ill-defined nature of what is desired. Provide a precise definition of what your looking for, and I'll try to give it a shot.

If your hypothesis is not subject to falsification (which is the only way we will ever move this beyond the realm of 'I think' opinion rants) then we might as well be discussing the nature of God or 'what is the good of man', for as much chance of resolution as we would have. Intellectually...

I am... crushed, by the weight of irony inherit in this statement. State what evidence would be sufficient to indicate to you that Psions are NOT broken? What evidence is necessary to falsify the 'Psionics are Broken' Hypothesis? Set a standard, give a guideline. I tire of trying to hit the...

Okay, weve established sufficient nukes from the psion that, assuming all he does is nuke, he can nuke all day. 22d6 save for 5d6 every round for any reasonable day. 77 damage assuming an average roll and a failed save. 154 damage save for 30 assuming maximize. Is 154 damage per round good...

Double Posting is the Devil

Unbiased reviews will be difficult to come by, as noone is likely to plunk down $5 U.S. for the 'we can do it better' version of Complete Psionics who is not in the 'Psionics is golly-gee-whiz nifty-neato batman' subset. My own review would be far too biased to be of utility to you. That said...

It tells us Psionics is different in how it is percieved than other forms of 'Magicy Stuff' Why is this? 1.) It may be strictly better to be a Psion 20 than any of the extant pure caster classes (I suggest this is unlikely) 2.) It may be more different, dynamically, than most new flavours...

1.) True, in more than a few instances a single psionic power can duplicate mutliple spells. Lets face it, would a spontaneous caster with a short powers-knowable list EVER LEARN 4 different powers, one for each elemental reistance? I think not. Limited vs. Unlimited spells known really...

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Statement: GMs and players have less experience with Psionics than with Arcane magic, and are therefore less comfortable with them and more likely to be troubled by what they can do. I've never even seen the 'less time in mix' classes played, so I have no idea what problems they have created...

And were the psion being compared to the things you named, that would be applicable.

See, I dont think this is a situation that requires external management. The psion who blows all his PsPs early on deserves what he gets as a commoner-with-will-save later in the day. The party who stops and rests just because the psion cant manage his PsPs is the party that teleports home...

Perhaps I was insufficiently clear. It is certainly the kid that people have limited experience with in 3.5... in no small part because if issues I discussed with prior versions. As far as order of production? I dont think anyone would argue that its the least-popular-thing in core (barring...

1.) Lack of Components: Yes, this is a difference. I submit that any mage who, at 17th lvl, finds himself getting shut down by grapples, silence, etc. is a mage who will have a short lifespan. Still, advantage-Psion 2.) Unlimited High Level Abilities: Okay, I'm counting 16 Disintigrates...

Players who like psionics would, if they had 5c for every 'Psionics is Broken' cry, have alot more free time to play D+D. Perhaps you have been tarred with the broad brush of such complaints, because the phenomenal majority of them stem from misreadings of the rules, inadequate encounters per...

While I'm a bit uncomfortable with the 'No dissention will be allowed' bit... "What to do to fix it" Well, some points: 1.) Above poster is correct. Extra Actions are 'tempo'. Even if not used for direct offense, the ability of extra actions to remove the opportunity cost from buffs and...